Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems and Other Writings (Broadview Literary Texts) [Paperback]

Emma Lazarus (Author), Gregory Eiselein (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 155111285X | ISBN-13: 978-1551112855 | Publication Date: June 4, 2002

The greatest American Jewish author of the nineteenth century, Emma Lazarus was a celebrated poet and humanitarian activist. This edition is a broad collection of her writings, including her essays, previously unpublished poems, her innovative late work, and, in its entirety, her most important book, Songs of a Semite (1882). Her best known poem, “The New Colossus” (the 1883 Statue of Liberty poem that made Lazarus a national icon), is also here, along with a selection of cultural documents that help contextualize her work in relation to contemporary debates about Jewish history, the Russian pogroms of the 1880s, the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, immigration, and antisemitism.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Gregory Eiselein has created an important historical-literary context for Emma Lazarus's writing; this edition will be invaluable in making her work accessible to twenty-first century readers.” (Diane Lichtenstein )

“Eiselein's expertly edited and annotated volume is an invaluable contribution to the recovery of lost texts by women writers. With its well-researched notes, historical contextualization, and supplementary materials, this superb edition is certain to become the definitive edition of Lazarus's works. An impressive achievement!” (Denise D. Knight )

“This collection provides a rich introduction to this important and under-appreciated American author. It is necessary reading for any scholar of nineteenth-century American poetry, nineteenth-century American woman writers, or the history of Jewish-American writing.” (Marianne Noble )

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The greatest American Jewish author of the nineteenth century, Emma Lazarus was a celebrated poet and humanitarian activist. This edition is a broad collection of her writings, including her essays, previously unpublished poems, her innovative late work, and, in its entirety, her most important book, Songs of a Semite (1882). Her best known poem, “The New Colossus” (the 1883 Statue of Liberty poem that made Lazarus a national icon), is also here, along with a selection of cultural documents that help contextualize her work in relation to contemporary debates about Jewish history, the Russian pogroms of the 1880s, the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, immigration, and antisemitism.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: Broadview Press (June 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155111285X
• ISBN-13: 978-1551112855
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,319,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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